In order to foster robotics research and its applications in the area of humanitarian demining in the world, the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society – Egypt Chapter (Winner of 2012 Chapter of the Year Award in IEEE Region 8) organizes Minesweepers: Towards a Landmine-free World as the first international outdoor robotic competition on humanitarian demining.In this competition, each participating team constructed a teleoperated/autonomous unmanned ground/aerial vehicle that should be able to search for underground anti-personnel mines and aboveground unexploded ordnances. The position and the type of each detected object were visualized and overlaid on the minefield map. The robot had to be able to navigate through rough terrain that mimics a real minefield. This paper describes this competition, discusses the motivation behind it and summarizes the lessons learnt from this initiative.A special version of the competition entitled Junior Minesweepers is dedicated to primary and secondary school students. Minesweepers: Towards a Landmine-free World is sponsored and hosted this year by the German University in Cairo (GUC) from 28-30 september 2013. The competition is supported by Executive Secretariat for the Demining & Development of the North West Coast, Ministry of International Cooperation, Mines Action & Human Rights Foundation and Protection Against Armaments & Consequences and African Robotics Network (AFRON).Registeration due date: 15-4-2013for more information, please visit thie site: http://www.landminefree.org/

Al Zawiya University in libya is asking for faculty members from civil and architectural departments. To apply for this job ,please send your C.V. to the dean of the faculty of engineering:m.jaloub@zu.edu.lyjalboub05@yahoo.com

The social services society is offering Pilgrimage Opportunities in cooperation with the ministry of social affairs.Requirements and conditions:1- A member in the social services society.2- A copy of the ID.3-A recent photo.4-Registeration due date: 14-4-2013.The applications will be send to Mr. Mustafa Ali Hussein in the administration building in the university.

Professor Al-Sherif Muhammad Abd El-Aziz has been elected to be the head of civil engineering department for a second term.

Under the supervision of the president of Assiut university Professor/ Mostafa Mohamed Kamal;the civil protection and risk management sector arranged a training course for the employees of the university.The following report shows the activity of the sector in april.

The following report shows the civil protection courses for the university that were held in March.

The faculty of engineering would like to express its deepest condolences to the faculty of agriculture for the sudden loss of four of its staff in an accident.

The faculty of engineering Family wishes a happy easter to all our christian brothers

Under the supervision of the president of Assiut university Professor/ Mostafa Mohamed Kamal;the civil protection and risk management sector arranged a training course for the employees of the university.The following report shows the activity of the sector in April.

Nominations for the society of the faculty members are open.The applications will be delivered in the society headquarters on Monday 13-5-2013 from 1-10 p.m. and from 7-10 p.m.The nomination deadline is on Sunday 19-5-2013 at 9.p.m.